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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1971
Page
1
NASA extends study period for space shuttle design, giving four aerospace firms six more months to review concepts at 3 to 6 million each. First orbital flight target remains 1978, with cheaper alternatives under study and facilities decision pushed to late spring.
Moscow orders 18 British diplomats and businessmen expelled or barred from returning amid a tit-for-tat move after Britain ousted 105 Soviet officials. UK denies spying charges. planned visits by leaders to London and Moscow are canceled. Sir Alec Douglas-Home’s February trip to Moscow was affected.
In San Francisco, ILWU members began returning to unloading under a Taft Hartley restraining order, ending the coast's longest dock strike. ILWU president Harry Bridges ordered work to resume, with 24 port locals reporting backlog and a slow return to normal cargo flow after a 100 day idle period.
Nearly 90 percent of U S union members plan a strategy session in Washington to decide whether to back President Nixon s wage board and cost of living measures. Leaders warn over government restraint and autonomy before any joint stance is taken. Huey Newton seeks Mao contact for world peace mediation during return from Red China visit.
The City Council cannot raise rubbish pickup from $1.50 to $2.50 due to President Nixon’s price freeze. The ruling by Ralph D. Burns of the Office of Emergency Preparedness says garbage collection is a user charge and not allowed to increase during the freeze, costing the city about $7,000 monthly. City Attorney James Longtin weighs options for Oct 19, with suggestions including spending cuts and possible one weekly pickup.
A large brush fire east of Santa Barbara killed four U S Forestry Service workers and a bulldozer operator with another four injured. About 1,250 firefighters from Mendocino to San Bernardino fought an 18 mile perimeter across 5 000 acres in Los Padres National Forest, with 70 percent contained by nightfall. Evacuations affected Hidden Valley and seven homes north of Summerland were leveled. Air tankers and a C 130 helped retardant drops as winds shifted and crews rotated through the line.
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